Current Affairs & Knowledge -6

(1)The concept of Arogya Sanjeevani Policy has been floated by -

(a) Life Insurance Corporation of India
(b) General Insurance Corporation of India
(c) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(d) The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDA)

Ans: d

(2)The maturity period of Senior Citizens Savings Scheme (SCSS) is -

(a) 7 years
(b) 5 years
(c) 9 years
(d) 12 years

Ans: b


(3)NTPC to build India's biggest solar park in which state?

(a) Karnataka
(b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Punjab

Ans: b

(4)In which city was the World Hindu Economic Forum 2019 held?

(a) New Delhi
(b) Chennai
(c) London
(d) Mumbai

Ans: d

(5)Which of the following is the direct tax in India?

(a) Sales Tax
(b) VAT
(c) Wealth tax
(d) Goods and services Tax

Ans: c

(6)What is NIRVIK scheme?

(a) A scheme to help handloom sector of the country
(b) A health scheme launched to improve the condition of malnutrition in the country
(c) GST refund scheme
(d) A loan scheme for exporters

Answer: d

(7)What is India's rank on the WEF's Global Social Mobility Index 2020?

(a) 75th Rank
(b) 77th Rank
(c) 76th Rank
(d) 78th Rank

Ans: c


(8)What is India's ranking on the Ease of Doing Business rank 2019?

(a) 77th
(b) 50th
(c) 23rd
(d) 97th

Ans: a

(9)Which country operationalized world's largest radio telescope?

(a) USA
(b) China
(c) Russia
(d) India

Ans: b

(10)Vivad Se Vishwas scheme is related to -

(a) Direct taxes
(b) Indirect taxes
(c) Both (A) and (B)
(d) Neither (A) nor (B)

Ans: a

(11)"TB Harega Desh Jeetega" campaign aims to end Tuberculosis by the year -

(a) 2025
(b) 2030
(c) 2035
(d) 2040

Ans: a

(12)What is India's rank on EIU's Global Democracy Index 2019?

(a) 48th Rank
(b) 50th Rank
(c) 53rd Rank
(d) 51st Rank

Ans: d

(13)On 17th January, 2020, who has been selected for the 29th Saraswati Samman for 2019?

(a) Ishwar Moorjani
(b) Penna Madhusudan
(c) Vasdev Mohi
(d) Nilba A. Khandekar

Ans: C

(14)The '2019 Nobel Prize for Medicine' has been awarded to 'William Kaelin', Gregg Semenza' and Peter Ratcliffe' for their discoveries of -

(a) Molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm
(b) Mechanisms for Autophagy
(c) A novel therapy against malaria
(d) How cell sense and adapt to oxygen availability

Ans: d

(15)How many slabs have been proposed in the new regime of income tax in the Union Budget 2020-21?

(a) Five
(b) Six
(c) Seven
(d) Eight

Ans: c


(16)The 10th edition of the Joint Military Exercise 'Vajra Prahar' was held in October, 2019 between India and the -

(a) USA
(b) Germany
(c) Israel
(d) Japan

Ans: a

(17)Manila the capital city of ?

(a) Republic of Philippines
(b) Republic of Vietnam
(c) Kingdom of Cambodia
(d) Kingdom of Thailand

Ans: a

(18)India's rank in Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index 2020 is ?

(a) 77th
(b) 78th
(c) 79th
(d) 80th

Ans: d

(19)Post Offices are providing MMTS service. What is the meaning of 'MM' in MMTS?

(a) Market Mobile
(b) Mobile Money
(c) Marginal Money
(d) Management Money

Ans: b

(20)Piyush Goyal is the Minister of Railways and Minister of Commerce & Industry in the Government of India. Where is the Constituency of Piyush Goyal?

(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Telangana
(d) Kerala

Ans: b